ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
quantity or volume of water
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to lose one's footing; to slip
to push back; to press back; to force back
if you do this; if this is the case
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
the way back; the way home; return trip
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to step forward; to take a step forward
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
submersion; inundation; being flooded
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
billow; surge; large wave
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
propulsive power; driving force
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
according to plan; as planned; on target